Highlands Trail/LHT
4.7 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Highlands Trail/LHT is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Byram Cove, NJ. It climbs 421 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi925 – 1,063 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: LHT Spur (Firehouse Connector) 40.95747, -74.66487
Nearest town Byram Cove, NJ
Directions
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Highlands Trail/LHT
4.7 mi · ▲ 421 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 924–1,062 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: LHT Spur (Firehouse Connector) · 40.95747, -74.66487
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 74°F / low 62° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:30 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start on LHT Spur (Firehouse Connector), heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto LHT Spur (Firehouse to HT), heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Highlands Trail/LHT, heading W.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miSharp right onto LHT Spur (Firehouse to HT), heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto LHT Spur (Firehouse Connector), heading NE.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 74°F62°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:30 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
71°58°
Mon
75°52°
Tue
79°55°
Wed
82°60°
17%
Thu
78°61°
17%
Fri
69°47°
More from LHT Spur (Firehouse Connector) Trailhead
- LHT Spur (Firehouse to HT)–LHT Spur (Firehouse) Loop, 4 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- LHT spur (Bowdoin Tr.) via Highlands Trail/LHT 5.4 mi · ▲ 482 ft
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